Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 231% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 232% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	222% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	311% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '21 at 13:38
Run Duration	353 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,096 105% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,670 103% 1,670 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 333 Reflection 295 Parallax 331 271% 320 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 265 Splatting 192 215% 275 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1421 1660 1658 1388 973 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,737 SusWrite 1,397 450% 2,008 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 80.2 256% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,024 762% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 435%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 18GB free Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 517 Write 492 Mixed 408 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 40.1 148% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 203 189% 291 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2396 2395 2401 1765 1443 1454 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2536 Write 2,009 Mixed 1,838 SusWrite 1,976 469% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 73.2 252% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 1,074 806% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 167GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 490 211 181 187 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 445 Mixed 429 SusWrite 341 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 57.3 192% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 149 149 149 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 484 Mixed 418 SusWrite 185 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 55.8 192% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 348 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 205GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 100 112 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 135 Write 144 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 111 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 24.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 27.7 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 114%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16